Tag Archives | Theatre in DC

The holidays are a difficult time for those with loved ones fighting with the effects of addiction. The Keegan Theatre will be holding a benefit performance of An Irish Carol this Friday, December 29, 2017 for Shatterproof, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to ending the devastation that addiction causes families. We took a moment with […]

Curated and hosted by co-founders Don Michael Mendoza and Regie Cabico, La-Ti-Do is DC’s premiere musical theatre cabaret and spoken word series. Cabaret and spoken word performances appear in New York City on a frequent basis, but this is not the case in DC. With that in mind, Mendoza and Cabico were inspired to create La-Ti-Do in […]

Fringe POP [Performance over Projection] is an interesting and laudable new theatrical experiment from the Capital Fringe creative team. Fringe POP, which launched last night at the Logan Fringe Arts Space, explores ways to combine projections, theater and film onstage, offering audiences an innovative new take on theater. The series contains two separate performance tracks […]

It’s so rare when I leave a show and just can’t stop smiling, and that happened after I attended the ‘new’ commissioned musical called Orphie and the Book of Heroes at The Kennedy Center’s Family Theater. What a great time the kids, their parents, and I had, watching seven of my favorite local actors who play […]

In the age of Rebecca Black and William Hung, the idea that someone could be famous for their mediocrity is not exactly far-fetched. However, before YouTube and American Idol made catapulting yourself into fame for a complete lack of talent simple and cheap, one had to invest their personal resources to do so. Enter, Florence […]

From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert For Sandy Hook DVD And Double-CD set Released Tomorrow, February 4th, as two volumes digitally via iTunes on February 7th, and on Blu-ray on February 18th. STARRING 300+ NEWTOWN STUDENT PERFORMERS and OVER 100 BROADWAY PERFORMERS Broadway Records will Donate 100% of its Profits from Sales to the Newtown-Sandy […]

Tomorrow – Friday night at 9 PM – PBS’ (Locally WETA) airs Dori Berinstein’s 90-minute documentary Marvin Hamlisch: What I He Did for Love, a loving tribute to to Composer Marvin Hamlisch, who died in August 2012 at age 68. The film examines his musical legacy and a side of Marvin that many people may not know about this Mensch-his […]

Hootenanny is a word one hardly hears anymore. Whole generations have come along for whom it elicits blank stares and a big ”Huh?” The press release for Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie (which has come back to Theater J all too briefly to reprise its sold-out, Helen Hayes Award–winning gig last […]

The Puppet Co. presents Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, a holiday classic beautifully re-imagined through puppetry. The multi-talented Christopher Piper, who holds the titles of performer, puppetmaster, and mask and puppet designer, also directs this visual stunner. The original staging, music arrangement, and design concepts are credited to Allan Stevens. The colorful set is decorated […]

Michael McDonald joyously kicked off an array of vibrant holiday programming at The Music Center at Strathmore with a Christmas concert that blended some of his timeless classics with modern interpretations of contemporary Christmas hits. There are few voices that are quite as recognizable as that of the legendary five-time Grammy Award-winning Michael McDonald. With […]

Director Nick Corley lets the music speak for itself in Theater J’s production of Woody Sez, a story about famed American folk musician Woody Guthrie. There is simple but effective set design (Dust Bowl landscapes and pictures of Woody Guthrie) by Scenic Designer Luke Hegel-Cantarella, lighting by Garth Dolan, and costumes by Jeffrey Meek. There are no microphones […]

The best way to spread Christmas cheer is by singing loud for all to hear! And The Lyric Opera House has boisterous feel-good holiday singing as they usher in this festive season with the touring company of Elf The Musical. Based on the hit holiday movie, this upbeat, refreshing take on the classic debate of […]

It’s that time of week again for La-Ti-Do: WINNER of DCMetroTheaterArts’ Special Award for Best of 2012! THIS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2013 AT 8 PM La-Ti-Do At The Black Fox Lounge 1723 Connecticut Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20009 Doors open at 7:50 pm for an 8 pm start. Admission: $10 General Admission at the door, […]

Joe Brack presents: My Princess Bride One man’s take on the “classic tale of true love & high adventure.” A smash hit! This one man stage show, inspired by a fictitious abridgment! THE DC RETURN OF MY PRINCESS BRIDE!!! Opening at The Shop at Fort Fringe for a holiday run. Joe Brack presents My Princess […]

Signature Theatre announced that they will be opening their 25th anniversary season with Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George. Directed by Associate Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner and staged in the MAX Theatre, this production marks the first time Signature has produced the play since the theatre’s co-production with Arena Stage in 1997. “Sunday in the Park with George […]

Pointless Theatre Announces 2013-2014 Season Pointless Theatre, DC’s premiere puppet company, announces its 2013-2014 season, featuring new adaptations of two previous productions from Pointless:Cab Calloway’s Minnie the Moocher and Sleeping Beauty: A Puppet Ballet. Pointless Theatre has both shows lined up over the next year at CulturalDC’s Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint – 916 G Street, NW, in […]

Joe Brack presents: My Princess Bride One man’s take on the “classic tale of true love & high adventure.” A smash hit! This one man stage show, inspired by a fictitious abridgment! THE DC RETURN OF MY PRINCESS BRIDE!!! Opening at The Shop at Fort Fringe for a holiday run. Joe Brack presents My Princess […]

It’s that time of week again for La-Ti-Do: WINNER of DCMetroTheaterArts’ Special Award for Best of 2012! TOMORROW – MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2013 AT 8 PM La-Ti-Do At The Black Fox Lounge 1723 Connecticut Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20009 Doors open at 7:50 pm for an 8 pm start. We present our November monthly artist-in-residence […]

I am the host and creator and writer and editor of The Lunch and Judy Show. I am so honored to bring you The Lunch and Judy Show on DC Metro Theater Arts. THIS WEEK: Just Pretend (Click here to listen): TRY TO MAKE BELIEVE … IT WORKS! MILLIE FROM THE BRONX, Words of wisdom PRETEND, Nat King Cole […]

I am the host and creator and writer and editor of The Lunch and Judy Show. For six years DCMTA’s Joel Markowitz and I have been schmoozing about theatre in DC, Philly, and NYC and other things…like what was happening in our lives. I am so honored to bring you The Lunch and Judy Show on […]